Where does “þīefþu” come from?
þīefþu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
Ancestry of “þīefþu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þiubiþō | The state or condition of a thief; thiefdom;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
Words derived from “þīefþu”